Project Gutenberg 2018-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 217 Casas, Bartolomé de las 1484 1566 Casas, Bartolome de las Las Casas, Bartolomé de De las Casas, Bartolomé Historia de las Indias (vol. 4 de 5) Produced by Josep Cols Canals and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Historia de las Indias (vol. 4 de 5)" by Bartolomé de las Casas is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work documents the events surrounding the Spanish colonization of the Americas, particularly focusing on the mistreatment of indigenous populations. De las Casas serves as both a chronicler and a moral commentator, often advocating for the rights of the native peoples. The opening of the volume covers the actions of Diego Velázquez and his arrival in Cuba in 1511, setting the stage for the violent encounters between the Spanish and the indigenous peoples. It describes early confrontations, including the resistance efforts led by local leaders like Hatuey, as well as the unjust torture and execution of those who defied the Spanish. The narrative emphasizes the devastating impact of colonization on the indigenous communities, detailing the injustices inflicted upon them while revealing de las Casas's commitment to advocating for their welfare and dignity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 16.0 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. es America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Early works to 1800 Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506 -- Early works to 1800 Indians, Treatment of -- Latin America -- Early works to 1800 Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Early works to 1800 F1401 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious Category: History - Warfare 1048862 2025-06-22T11:58:43.065736 text/html 1032073 2024-10-23T03:04:21 text/html 586126 2025-06-22T11:58:53.897663 application/epub+zip 589284 2025-06-22T11:58:44.438689 application/epub+zip 585006 2025-06-22T11:58:43.759667 application/epub+zip 778983 2025-06-22T11:59:02.693649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 657782 2025-06-22T11:58:53.140706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 657544 2022-08-25T10:54:32.545325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1002478 2025-06-22T11:58:42.376698 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 982579 2024-10-23T03:04:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17150 2025-06-22T11:59:02.849572 application/rdf+xml 11840 2025-06-22T11:58:43.872704 image/jpeg 2032 2025-06-22T11:58:43.816669 image/jpeg 424154 2025-06-22T11:58:43.167667 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia